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Colmers School: Background Information
Profile
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Mixed 11 -16
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Foundation School
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Number on roll
1050
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Ethnic Background
87%
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Free School Meals
29%
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School Action/Action Plus
30%
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Statemented Pupils
48 (5%)
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Teaching Staff
70
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TA’s
22
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Nurse, ESW, Home Link, Counsellor
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Oversubscribed – 638 applicants for 210 places
Colmers School: Background Information
Mission
Best individual results possible
Good Citizens
Colmers Achievements
5 A* - C
2004 – 53%
2009 – 78%
5 A* - C inc English & Maths
2004 – 37%
2009 – 54%
Average Point Score
2004 – 366
2009 - 444
Why Learning 4 Life?
Like many schools, we found from our Pupils Attitude to
Self and School survey (PASS) that students:
• Lacked necessary self esteem and self confidence
• Didn’t have the ‘readiness to learn effectively’
• Lacked motivation if problems arose in their learning
www.w3insights.pass-survey.com/pass.htm for PASS survey details
What is Learning 4 Life?
Our course aims to equip students for learning and for
life by:
• Equipping students with learning skills through TRICS
• Raising aspirations by emphasising pathways
• Developing emotional intelligence
• Providing insight into the wider adult world
• Promoting leadership skills
When & Where Learning 4 Life?
Tutorial sessions – Tuesdays & Thursdays, 1.55 – 2.15
• Materials developed by school and Student Coaching
• Delivered by all teaching staff (Performance Managed to ensure effective
delivery)
• Essential staff training programme addresses shortfall in skills,
consistent delivery & ownership of programme
Lessons: Years 7 – 11, 1 hour duration
• Programme of Study developed by school staff
• Approx 20 staff now involved in delivery of lessons
The
Learning
Journey
The Learning Journey
Identity
Learning
Success
Independence
Inter-dependence
Raising Horizons
Events intended to inspire, inform and invigorate:
Post 16 & Post 18 Education
• Yr 10 ‘Awayday’ to local universities for experience
• After completion of research & UCAS forms
• ‘College Fayre’ event for Year 11 to meet college representatives
about post 16 curriculum opportunities
Curriculum Enhancement
• Preparation for the Post-16 ‘Extended Learning’ project - Zimbabwe
topic (Citizenship activity also!)
Financial Management & Enterprise Education
• Charity Enterprise Project
T.R.I.C.S.
QCA’s introduction of Personal, Learning & Thinking Skills
into the national curriculum is easily absorbed into Learning
4 Life because they reinforce the messages of the course.
Operating across the school and embedded into curriculum
areas, we enhance these skills.
We call them T.R.I.C.S…..
T…for Team Learner
A Team Learner will:
• Show leadership
(be able to inspire, listen,
compromise & drive the team)
• Be responsible
(know what needs doing,
their role in it, share the effort)
• Be a good communicator
(Listens to everyone, is easy to
understand, give supportive criticism)
• Be respectful
(Cooperates & values others’ input,
is fair & considerate)
R…for Reflective Learner
A Reflective Learner will be:
• Self-aware
(Knows their strengths & weaknesses,
accepts praise/criticism)
• Thoughtful
(Considers work carefully, justifies answers,
links prior learning to new)
• Adaptable
(Is flexible with change, deals well with
setbacks & understands consequences of
their decisions)
• Able to develop themselves
(Sets targets & methods to achieve them,
regularly reviews progress against them)
I… for Independent Learner
An Independent Learner will be:
• Determined
(Doesn’t give up, takes initiative, is
committed to learn)
• Focussed
(Never distracted, committed to task,
helps others focus)
• Individual
(Thinks for themselves and stands up for
what they believe in)
• Organised
(Able to plan, prioritise, complete &
evaluate their work)
C… is for Creative Learner
A Creative Learner will be:
• A Problem-Solver
(Offers practical & realistic solutions,
experiments until solutions are found)
• Imaginative
(An original thinker, sees things from different
sides and can improvise well)
• Curious
(Always interested, finds ways to enjoy their
work, eager to discover)
• A Challenge-Seeker
(Enjoys change, takes chances, looks for
challenge)
TRICS of the Trade
TRICS underpin all learning at Colmers:
• KS3 & KS4 reward systems
• Activities in lessons explicitly teach, reaffirm and emphasise these
skills
• Assemblies reinforce their relevance to school and to employment
• KS4 Learning for Life lessons reinforce links with Diplomas and post
16 education
Learning Journals
A resource for teaching and learning across the
school
• Recording TRIC rewards for personalised pupil profiles
• Student Action planning based on TRIC skills
• Resources to support learning in all lessons and available
for parents
• Literacy elements
• ‘Aim Higher’ resources for post-16 pathways
Learning 4 Life Impact
Using the PASS survey since 2004-05, we have reliable
data to justify our belief that ‘Learning 4 Life’ works…
2004 -05
2006 - 07
2007 - 08
Perceived
learning capacity
Average
Above average
Above average
Self regard
Below Average
Average
Above average
Preparedness for
learning
Average
Above average
Well above
average
Below average Above average
Well above
average
Confidence in
learning
Response to the
curriculum
Below average
Average
Above average
Learning 4 Life Impact
1.
Students continuing into post 16 education increased by 8%. Colleges
tell us our students are much better prepared for further study now.
2.
Increasing standards of achievement 78% A*-C in 2009. (Three years
ago we consistently achieved around 50%)
3.
Greater levels of self confidence (PASS Survey 2007 & 2008)
4.
“Your students were certainly more mature than some other Year 10
groups we have had so whatever you have added to the water at
Colmers, it’s working!” University Aim Higher coordinator, March 2009
5.
Greater enjoyment and positive involvement in the education process
allowing learning – for life! (Evaluations by Year 11 at end of course)
From the horse’s mouth
When asked, ‘What have you personally gained from the
course’
“It’s a good starting point in which to research my future. It got me
thinking and made me question everything about life.”
Jake
“I have found Learning for Life more interesting than most subjects
because it’s about money, problems and careers. I have found the
sessions to be reflective… a chance to break from cramming things
into my brain.” Amy
“[The intention of the course is]… to create awareness. To enable
young people to learn about themselves in order to develop and
become citizens… not just be clever with good grades but who can
think for themselves.”
Harriet
Want to know more?
More details available on our websites: www.colmers.bham.sch.uk
& www.studentcoaching.co.uk
Tel. 0121 435 9771 Email: [email protected].
“How to use Learning 4 Life to get from Good to Outstanding”
Conference at Colmers, Thursday November 5th.
“I was most impressed by the confidence and honesty of your
year 10 and 11 pupils. They were articulate, candid and really
gave the proof that L4L works.”
Deputy Head, Lincs